Parent Handbook 2017-2018

Table of ContentsPage # Description

3 Welcome to AWANA

4 What is AWANA?

5 How to work through the Handbook

6 Awards

7 Campus Map

8 Building Map

9 AWANA Weekly Schedule

9 Cubbie Weekly Schedule

10-11 2015 – 2016 Schedule

12 The AWANA Store Schedule

13 Child Safety

14 How Can I Volunteer

15 Volunteer Registration Form

16 About Five Forks Baptist

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Welcome to AWANA Thank you for allowing your child to come to AWANA! We trust that they will have a great

time, and will want to keep coming regularly all year!

The Bible says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart

from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) Realizing that today’s children are confronted with more difficult decisions

than ever before, AWANA seeks to establish them on a firm Biblical foundation which will provide

direction for their daily lives. Each clubber is very special to us and to God so we want to do our best

for them.

AWANA presents an opportunity for your child to establish and grow in their relationship with

Christ, and to build relationships with others. You can really help your child in these areas by

encouraging them to complete the sections in their handbook and by showing interest in their

achievements. Feel free to visit the club meetings any time and to talk with us about any concerns or

questions the you may have.

In order to help offset some of the cost of the club we are asking for a $20 non-refundable

participation fee for each child. Club will meet on Sunday evenings at 5pm. Check in will take place in

the Sanctuary with the leaders. Therefore, we are requesting that parents stay with their clubber until

the Sanctuary doors open at 5pm. We will continue the car line method for pick up this year. This is

explained in better detail on page 8.

We established an email specifically for our AWANA program. The email address is:

fiveforksawana@yahoo.com. We will use this email to send out updates and reminders for the

program. Also, if there are any weather closings. This is also the best way to contact us about the club.

Your servant in Christ,

Rev. Paul S. Madak

AWANA Commander

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What is AWANA? AWANA stands for Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed,

based on 2 Timothy 2:15 which reads, “Be a good worker, one

who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the

Word of truth.” This ministry helps churches and parents work

together to develop spiritually strong children and youth who

faithfully follow Jesus Christ. The program is based on Scripture

learning/ memorization and has become a proven method of

building boys and girls into strong leaders in the spreading of the

Gospel message.

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How To Work Through the Handbook

The Cubbies leaders will send out a list of verses and sections on which they will be

working from in the Cubbies book. In this young group, we keep them on the same schedule

so all Cubbies will be learning the same verse at the same time.

There are three handbooks that encompass the Sparks program: HangGlider,

WingRunner, and SkyStormer.

There are four handbooks that make up the Truth in Training program: The Ultimate

Adventure books 1 and 2 for the third and fourth grade; The Ultimate Challenge books 1 and

2 are for the fifth and sixth grade.

General Instructions

With each book, the clubber will start at the beginning and work their way through.

They must complete all sections to be considered as completing their book. Some sections

such as “Bring A Friend” and “Write a Missionary” will be completed in different ways then

the book describes due to space constraints and some special missions programs. We

strongly encourage parents to help their child memorize the weekly verses. Simply taking

5-10 minutes a day can really make a difference.

(3rd-6th Grade)

(K5- 2nd Grade)

(Ages 3-4)

This is a new part of our AWANA program. Our Jr. High group will be participating in

the TREK program this year.

(6th – 7th Grade)

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Awards As your children progress through their handbook, they will

earn awards for the verses they have recited and activities that they

complete. These awards are listed in their handbook. All awards will

be given out each week at the closing rally. Please remember, that

the clubber needs to have his/her uniform on to receive the awards.

In addition to the handbook awards, the following awards will be

handed out at our Award’s Night at the end of the club year.

Sparky Award: To earn the Sparky Award, a clubber must finish all

three handbooks in the Sparks program.

Excellence Award: To earn the Excellence Award, a boy or girl must

complete two handbooks from T&T and either have completed or are

about to complete fourth grade.

Timothy Award: To earn the Timothy trophy, a boy or girl must

complete four handbooks from T&T and have completed or are about to

complete fifth grade.

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Campus Map

Key A- Sparks & T&T Drop off B –Club Pick up C- Cubbie Drop off D – Trek Drop off

Primary pick up will be by a car line. Take note that you will enter the car line from the gym side

of the car port. We are not sure how this traffic pattern will

flow. If there are any

changes we will let you know via

fiveforksawana@yahoo.com.

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Building Map

Recreational Building

Kid’s Wing

To Sanctuary

Carport C

Nursery Nursery

To Sanctuary

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Handbook Room

Handbook Room

Choir Room

LibraryHandbook

Room

Lesson Time

Adult Service

Adult Wing

Sanctuary – Opening and Closing Service Sanctuary Foyer – Check-in for Sparks and TNT

Trek Opening

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AWANA Weekly Schedule4:55 – 5:00 - Check-in for Sparks and TNT will be in the Sanctuary. The Cubbies will be

checked in at their classroom in the Children’s wing. Trek (Jr. High) will meet in the gym.

5:00 – 5:30 - Opening Rally: Sparks and T&T will meet in the Sanctuary for the opening which

includes prayer and pledges. Trek will have game time.

5:30 – 6:45 - Sparks and T&T will rotate through lesson, handbook, and game times.

Trek will have a small group, and a praise and worship time.

6:45 – 7:05 - Awards and Closing program

7:05 - 7:15 - Dismissal.

Cubbie Weekly Schedule4:55 – 5:15 - Check-in at the Cubbies room on the Kid’s Wing. The Cubbies will have a free

play time until everyone arrives.

5:15-5:30 – Cubbies pledges and Mottos

5:30 – 5:50 – Outside Play or Inside Games

5:50 – 6:00 – Snack

6:00 – 6:10 – Puppet Show

6:10 – 6:30 – Lesson

6:30 – 6:45 – Craft

6:45 – 7:00 – Closing

7:00 – 7:15 – Dismissal

For exact locations of the rooms mentioned above see page 8.

Date Theme Night/EventSept. 10 AWANA Club Begins (Birthday Night)

Sept. 17 Crazy Hair Night

Sept. 24 Can Food/ Camo Night

Oct. 1 Birthday Night / Hat & Tie Night

Oct. 8 Fall Festival/ Parents Invited/ Creation Costume Night

Oct. 15 Store/ Fashion Disaster Night

Oct. 22 Fall Break – No AWANA

Oct. 29 Can Food/ Costume Night (NOTHING SCARY)

Nov. 5 Birthday Night/ Yellow Night

Nov. 12 Operation Christmas Child

Nov . 19 Can Food/ Turkey Night

Nov. 26 No AWANA – Thanksgiving

Dec. 3 Birthday Night/ Crazy Sock Night

Dec. 10 Christmas Party & Sweater (Shirt) Night/ Store/ Can Food

Dec. 17 Christmas Cantata- No AWANA – Families Invited

Dec. 24 No AWANA – Christmas

Dec. 31 No AWANA – Christmas break

Jan. 7 Birthday Night/ Backwards & Inside Out

Jan. 14 Blue Night

Jan. 21 Neon Glow Night

Jan. 28 Can Food/ Bring a Friend night

Feb. 4 Birthday Night/Store/ Pajama night10

2017-2018 Calendar

Date Theme Night/EventFeb. 11 Red Night/ Valentine’s party

Feb. 18 Mission’s/ International Night

Feb. 25 Can Food/ Hawaiian Night

Mar. 4 Birthday Night/ College Team Night

Mar. 11 Green Night

Mar. 17 Grand Prix workday

Mar. 18 Store/ Storybook-Character Night

Mar. 25 Can Food/ Easter Party

April 1 No AWANA – Easter Start of Spring Break

April 8 Birthday Night/ Western Night

April 14 Grand Prix workday

April 15 Flower Night

April 21 Grand Prix Race Day

April 22 Rain Night

April 29 Can Food/ Prayer Night

May 6 Birthday Night/ Patriotic Night/ StoreMay 13 No AWANA – Mother’s Day

May 20 Last Day – Closing Program

May 27 Water Night

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2017-2018 Calendar

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AWANA Store Schedule Each night your child comes to club they have the opportunity to earn

AWANA bucks. This is done by attending, bringing their books, Bible, and

wearing their uniform. They also can earn AWANA bucks by participating in the theme nights found on the calendar.

During the AWANA store your child can use the AWANA bucks to purchase

things that they might like. The store will be open approximately every seven (7) weeks. The store dates are as follows: October 15th, December 10th, February 4th,

March 18th, and May 6th.

On the nights that the store is open we will not have game time. Store will be in the gym. This will help make it so that we are not taking away from time spent

teaching God’s Word to the children. Please note the dates, so your child will not

miss out on store nights. The kids should especially not miss the December store. This could give them an opportunity to purchase some neat gifts for their family.

There will also be free gift wrapping at the Christmas store.

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Child Safety Here at Five Forks Baptist Church we want to take every measure to ensure

the safety of the children within our ministries. Every group of children must be

accompanied by at least two members of the church that have been members for six months, as well as have completed a background check. Also, all volunteers must

have a completed background check. We also utilize various systems to ensure that

each child goes home with a person that is approved by their parent or guardian. As mentioned previously, we will be using a car line for pick up. Each family

will be issued two car tags. When you come to pick up your child just show the car

tag and they will be sent out and assisted into your car. For a more detailed building layout see page 8.

Car Line

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How Can I Help?

There is a place for everyone in AWANA!!

We want to encourage all our parents to volunteer in some capacity, if they are

able. We have opportunities to listen to verses during the handbook time, helping

kids memorize their verses, assisting with game time, or even helping with the awards. There also will be opportunities to volunteer for special events throughout

the year. In order to help protect the children in our care, all volunteers must go

through a background check. Please see the next page for information concerning volunteering.

Volunteer Registration for 2017-2018 If interested send the information below to Paul Madak at FiveforksAWANA @yahoo.com

NameHome Phone:

DOB

Email Address:Cell Phone:

Street Address: City: Zip:Have you ever served in AWANA before? Yes NoIf Yes, in what capacity?

Important Note: All volunteers must agree to a background check and if the volunteer is not a member of this congregation, we request a letter of recommendation from your pastor or church board stating that you are a member in good standing.

AWANA starts September 10th at 5pm. We want all volunteers to be at AWANA and ready 10 minutes before the program starts.

How would you like to serve? There are several areas of opportunity to serve. Some of the areas you can help in more than one spot do to the commitment. Those are shown in bold and underlined.

Leader T&T 3rd to 5th gradeHandbook ListenerCar Line DismissalGame time Assistant

Leader Sparks K5 to 2nd gradeCubbie AssistantSecretary/Awards AssistantSubstitute

Willing to serve, let me know where you need me.

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